Getting the current date and time
To get the current time, use the TIME$ command.
PRINT TIME$
The above example returns "military" time. See the following figure:
hour 00 = 12 a.m. (midnight)
hours 01-11 = a.m.hours 12-23 = p.m.
You can also use TIME$ to set the time.
TIME$ = "15:30:00" ' Sets current time to 3:30 p.m.
Date
To find out the current date , use the DATE$ function.
PRINT DATE$
Like TIME$, you can also set the date.
DATE$ = "01/01/2000"
TIMER
Use TIMER to get the number of seconds since midnight.
PRINT TIMER
Output:
43199.99 (Just before noon)